Fred Locks

Lloyd Coxsone's Tribes Man label is having some of its key moments reissued and there is no argument about this one featuring Fred Locks. It is sheer quality roots and vocal lovers rock from the seventies that has stood the test of time but still bears all the hallmarks of that golden era. 'Voice Of The Poor' is a heavy, swaggering rhythm with dumpy kicks drums and subtle harmonica worked into the guitar riffs. The butter vocal up top is filled with passion and pain and, as usual, if you flip this over you get a dub that has a little more musical playfulness in the keys.